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Mount Rushmore Protection Act

Source: Congress.gov · 397 words in original text

What This Bill Does

This bill prevents the federal government from using any federal money to alter, change, destroy or remove any names, faces or other features on the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. The bill also officially designates the mountain at Mount Rushmore, South Dakota as "Mount Rushmore" in all federal laws, maps, regulations and documents.

Who It Affects

This bill affects federal agencies and departments that control or manage federal funds, as well as any future references to Mount Rushmore in federal government records and documents.

Key Provisions

• No federal funds can be used to alter, change, destroy or remove any name, face or other feature on the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, in whole or in part. (Sec. 3) • The mountain at Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, located at coordinates N 43° 53.559′ W 103° 28.246′, shall be known and designated as "Mount Rushmore." (Sec. 4(a)) • Any reference to the mountain and area in any federal law, map, regulation, order, document, paper or record shall be considered a reference to "Mount Rushmore." (Sec. 4(b))

What Changes

If this bill becomes law, federal agencies lose the ability to use federal money for any alterations to Mount Rushmore's names, faces or features. Additionally, all federal government references to the mountain will officially use the designation "Mount Rushmore."

Important Definitions

None defined in bill text.

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 386 To provide that no Federal funds shall be used to alter, change, destroy, or remove, in whole or in part, any name, face, or other feature on the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 17, 2023 Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. GUEST, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. BANKS, Ms. MACE, Mr. STEWART, Mr. NEHLS, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, and Ms. TENNEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide that no Federal funds shall be used to alter, change, destroy, or remove, in whole or in part, any name, face, or other feature on the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mount Rushmore Pro- 4 tection Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 6 Congress finds the following: 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:08 Jan 28, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H386.IH H386 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 386 IH (1) Mount Rushmore National Memorial is 1 America’s Shrine of Democracy. 2 (2) The Mount Rushmore National Memorial 3 depicts the faces of Presidents George Washington, 4 Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abra- 5 ham Lincoln, with the beauty of the Black Hills of 6 South Dakota. 7 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS. 8 No Federal funds shall be used to alter, change, de- 9 stroy, or remove, in whole or in part, any name, face, or 10 other feature on the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. 11 SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF MOUNT RUSHMORE. 12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The mountain at Mount Rush- 13 more, South Dakota, located at N 43° 53.559′ W 103° 14 28.246′, shall be known and designated as ‘‘Mount Rush- 15 more’’. 16 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, map, 17 regulation, order, document, paper, or other record of the 18 United States to the mountain and area described in sub- 19 section (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to ‘‘Mount 20 Rushmore’’. 21 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:08 Jan 28, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H386.IH H386 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS

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